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Keeping the connection with your family while travelling | Work and Wok — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:34:52 +0000

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By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:06:46 +0000

Keeping in touch is important, especially for longer trips. But Jeffery makes a point, too much and you kind of lose the point of getting away. I have a blog where I post photos and tell the important stories. I try to make regular posts, so as the year slips by my family and friends know what I’m up to, and I have a reminder of it all at the end. Of course, I can’t curl up with my blog in 5 years time, but all my photos and entries will be printed in a real book when I get back!

By: Jeffery Patch

Jeffery Patch — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:06:48 +0000

You guys should see me and my iPhone when I travel. It’s sickening. And thanks to twitter, I don’t think any of my friends even realized I was gone during my last trip.

By: Michaela Potter

Michaela Potter — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:20:37 +0000

Sadly with the Internet, I’ve gotten away from sending postcards. When I was away for 6 months in Australia & New Zealand in 1995, I sent my family a postcard from every stop. I wrote very detailed accounts and even had fellow travelers write messages home to my family. They saved them for me and now they live in my scrapbook. Looking back on them brings back great memories, and the comments other people wrote brings a huge smile to my face. It’s a great way to relive that amazing journey.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:21:51 +0000

Hi JoAnne, thanks for checking out the post and your comment. Unfortunately, if you’re in a place where there’s no internet or cellular connection you’ll have to keep in touch the old fashioned way: by post. Sending letters about your experiences or postcards are a great way. Plus (as it’s so rare nowadays) it’ll be an enjoyable surprise for the recipient.

By: JoAnna

JoAnna — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:23:33 +0000

Great post Jessica, but I was wondering what your tip would be for staying in touch in a place with minimal internet connectivity. You’ve mentioned a lot of great websites, but what if you can’t hop online? How do you stay in touch then? Are there tools you use to get connectivity when there doesn’t seem to be any available?